{
  "id": 130940,
  "title": "Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/japan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-expanding-pacific-footprint-vows",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T12:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362957/japan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-expanding-pacific-footprint-vows-defence-boost"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan’s latest defence white paper warns of China’s growing ability to sustain military operations farther into the western Pacific Ocean, while pledging to bolster its own monitoring systems, strike capabilities and ammunition production. Released on Tuesday, the 610-page document cautions that Beijing is strengthening its aircraft carrier force as it steadily improves its capacity to operate in…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/japan-sounds-alarm-over-chinas-expanding-pacific-footprint-vows-131044",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:00:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}